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Filmmaking Tips & Film School Secrets

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How to be
a Producer
How to be
a Writer
How to be
a Director
How to be
an Actor
How to be
a Filmmaker


Hollywood's
Big Lie: Art
Hollywood's
Lie #2: Talent
Hollywood's Big Lie #3: Filmmaking
Hollywood's
Big Lie #3: Filmmaking 		Hollywood's Big Lie #3: Filmmaking
Hollywood's
Big Lie #4: Budget		 Hollywood's Big Lie #3: Filmmaking
Hollywood's
4 Biggest Lies


Pre-Sell Financing
Pt.1: Foreign Sales
Buying Film Stock
Hiring a Crew
Renting a
Film Camera


Low-Budget:
Qualify


Hollywood Has
4 Budgets
Mega Budgets
Medium Budget
Low Budgets
Micro Budget
         


PRODUCE-DIRECT-WRITE:
The Basics
PRODUCE-DIRECT-WRITE:
Screenplay Secrets
PRODUCE-DIRECT-WRITE:
Pre-Production Tricks
PRODUCE-DIRECT-WRITE:
Above/Below-the-Line
PRODUCE-DIRECT-WRITE:
The $1,000,000 Gameplan



The Great Script
Screenwriting Resources
Script-Treatment
Script-Act II
Script Protection


CHECK #1:
Producer's Fee
CHECK #2:
Writer's Fee
CHECK #3:
Director's Fee
CHECK #4:
Actor's Fee
CHECKS #1-4:
Above-The-Line
         


Camera Crew
2nd AC
1st AC
CAMERA OPERATOR
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Low Budget
Low Budget Rules
Low Budget
Budgeting
38 STEPS-OF-FILMMAKING
Film Vendors
1
Financing Part 1:
Maximizing Revenue		 1
Financing Part 2:
Studio Dealmaking		 1
Financing Part 3:
Foreign Pre-Selling

1
Financing Part 4:
Product Placement

1
Financing Part 5:
Tax Monitoring
1
Checks #5-12:
Vendors & Suppliers
1
Check #5:
Purchase Film Stock
1
Film Stock
(35mm-16mm Myth)
1
Check #6:
Laboratory Bill
1
Checks #7:
Camera Rentals
1
Check #8:
Expendables
1
Check #9:
Sound Rentals
1
Check #10:
Sound Transfers
1
Check #11:
Light & Grip Rentals
1
Check #12:
Dolly & Crane Rental
0
1
Checks #5-12:
Vendors & Supplier
Deals
1
Film Publicity Part 1: Pre-Production
1
Film Publicity Part 2: Production
1
Film Publicity Part 3: Post-Production
1
Film Publicity Part 4: Film Festival
0
1
Crew Part 1:
4-5 Keys
1
Crew Part 2:
15-20 Production Personnel
1
Crew Part 3:
15-30 Post-Personnel
1
Movie Treatments
Part 1: 3 Page Idea
1
Movie Treatments
Part 2: Protecting an Idea
0
0
Movie Treatments
Part 3: Selling Idea
0
Director
0
Check #13: Cinematographer
0
Check #14: Production
Manager
0
Check #15: Production
Designer
0
0
Production Coordinator

0
Agents
Part 1